assembly Bill A4509A

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires the licensing of persons engaged in the design, construction, inspection, maintenance, alteration and repair of elevators

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Actions

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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 01, 2020 approval memo.95
signed chap.750
Dec 20, 2019 delivered to governor
Jun 20, 2019 returned to senate
passed assembly
ordered to third reading rules cal.545
substituted for a4509a
Jun 20, 2019 substituted by s4080c
Jun 18, 2019 ordered to third reading rules cal.545
rules report cal.545
reported
reported referred to rules
Jun 17, 2019 reported referred to ways and means
Jun 14, 2019 print number 4509a
Jun 14, 2019 amend (t) and recommit to codes
Jun 04, 2019 reported referred to codes
Feb 04, 2019 referred to labor

Votes

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May 14, 2019 - Finance committee Vote

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Aye with Reservations
1
Absent
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Excused
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Abstained
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Apr 9, 2019 - Labor committee Vote

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A4509 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4080
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 33 §§950 - 957, Lab L; add §97-ssss, St Fin L; rpld §28-401.3 undesig ¶, amd §§28-401.3 & 28-304.6.1, title 28 chap 4 Arts 421 & 422, add title 28 chap 4 Arts 425 - 427, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8359
2013-2014: A5233
2015-2016: A1787
2017-2018: A5815, A5887

A4509 - Summary

Requires the licensing of persons engaged in the design, construction, operation, inspection, maintenance, alteration and repair of elevators and other automated people moving devices and creates the New York state elevator safety and standards board and the elevator and related conveyances safety program account, in cities with a population of less than one million (Part A); relates to the licensing of approved elevator agency directors, inspectors, and technicians performing elevator work in the city of New York (Part B).

A4509 - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4509

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 4, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Labor

AN  ACT to amend the labor law and the state finance law, in relation to
  requiring  the  licensing  of   persons   engaged   in   the   design,
  construction,  inspection,  maintenance,  alteration,  and  repair  of
  elevators and other automated people moving devices

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new article 33 to read
as follows:
                               ARTICLE 33
               ELEVATORS AND OTHER CONVEYANCES; LICENSING
SECTION 950. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND DECLARATION.
        951. APPLICATION.
        952. DEFINITIONS.
        953. LICENSING,  PERMIT,  REGISTRATION  AND  COMPLIANCE REQUIRE-
               MENTS.
        954. LICENSE AND PERMIT PROCEDURE.
        955. QUALIFICATIONS, TRAINING AND CONTINUING EDUCATION.
        956. POWERS OF THE COMMISSIONER.
        957. NEW YORK STATE ELEVATOR SAFETY AND STANDARDS BOARD.
        958. EXEMPT PERSONS.
  § 950. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND DECLARATION.  THE  LEGISLATURE  HEREBY
FINDS THAT THE USE OF UNSAFE AND DEFECTIVE ELEVATORS AND OTHER AUTOMATED
PEOPLE MOVING CONVEYANCES MAY EXPOSE THE PUBLIC TO UNSAFE CONDITIONS AND
INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY. THE LEGISLATURE FINDS THAT IMPROPER DESIGN,
CONSTRUCTION,  MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF SUCH CONVEYANCES IS PREVENTABLE
BY REQUIRING PROPER TRAINING OF PERSONS  EMPLOYED  TO  PERFORM  WORK  ON
ELEVATORS AND OTHER AUTOMATED PEOPLE MOVING CONVEYANCES AND BY REQUIRING
THE  LICENSING  OF  CONTRACTORS  AND  THE  CERTIFICATION  OF INDIVIDUALS

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05563-02-9

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A4509A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4080
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 33 §§950 - 957, Lab L; add §97-ssss, St Fin L; rpld §28-401.3 undesig ¶, amd §§28-401.3 & 28-304.6.1, title 28 chap 4 Arts 421 & 422, add title 28 chap 4 Arts 425 - 427, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8359
2013-2014: A5233
2015-2016: A1787
2017-2018: A5815, A5887

A4509A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the licensing of persons engaged in the design, construction, operation, inspection, maintenance, alteration and repair of elevators and other automated people moving devices and creates the New York state elevator safety and standards board and the elevator and related conveyances safety program account, in cities with a population of less than one million (Part A); relates to the licensing of approved elevator agency directors, inspectors, and technicians performing elevator work in the city of New York (Part B).

A4509A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 4509--A

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 4, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO, OTIS, DE LA ROSA, BUTTENSCHON, RODRIGUEZ,
  WALLACE,  D'URSO,  PICHARDO,  REYES,  ARROYO,  BRONSON, PHEFFER AMATO,
  ROZIC, SIMOTAS, GRIFFIN, COOK,  COLTON,  ABBATE,  MAGNARELLI,  JOYNER,
  BARNWELL,  SOLAGES,  ORTIZ,  ABINANTI, STECK, SEAWRIGHT, M. G. MILLER,
  MOSLEY, MORINELLO, BENEDETTO, SIMON, STIRPE, RYAN, WOERNER,  JACOBSON,
  NIOU,  ROMEO,  TAYLOR,  JAFFEE,  DICKENS,  LAVINE,  AUBRY, McDONALD --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. DenDEKKER, DINOWITZ, ENGLEBRIGHT, PRET-
  LOW, RAMOS -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on  Labor  --
  reported   and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Codes  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN ACT to amend the labor law and the state finance law, in relation  to
  requiring   the   licensing   of   persons   engaged  in  the  design,
  construction,  inspection,  maintenance,  alteration,  and  repair  of
  elevators  and  other automated people moving devices (Part A); and to
  amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation  to
  the  licensing  of approved elevator agency directors, inspectors, and
  technicians performing elevator work in the city of New York;  and  to
  repeal the definition of private elevator inspection agency in section
  28-401.3 of the administrative code of the city of New York (Part B)

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. This act enacts into law legislation providing for elevator
safety. Each component is wholly contained within a Part  identified  as
Parts  A  through  B.  The  effective date for each particular provision
contained within such Part is set forth in  the  last  section  of  such
Part.  Any  provision  in any section contained within a Part, including
the effective date of the Part, which makes reference to a  section  "of
this act", when used in connection with that particular component, shall
be  deemed to mean and refer to the corresponding section of the Part in
which it is found. Section four of  this  act  sets  forth  the  general
effective date of this act.
  §  2.  Legislative  findings  and  declaration. The legislature hereby
finds that the use of unsafe and defective elevators and other automated